Abortion Access Front and Lizz Winstead Bring Do Re #MeToo to Austin

Lizz Winstead, co-creator of The Daily Show, author of Lizz Free or Die and founder of Abortion Access Front (Abortion AF), joined me to talk about Abortion Access Front, its Do Re #MeToo tour, Tuesday, September 17th Austin stop, and clinic support.

May Is for Moms, Maternal Health, and Monica

Monica McLemore RN, MPH, PhD joined me to talk about her work at the Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health at the University of California San Francisco, her research, her teaching, her patients, and her recent piece in May's issue of Scientific American.

Trump Tries to Tie Providers' Hands with Domestic Gag Rule

Jessica Mason Pieklo of Rewire.News joins to talk us through legal ramifications of Domestic Gag Rule.

Swept Out from Under the Rug the Show and the Backlog

I got the chance to interview Nicole Stewart and Anton Schlesinger, co-producers of Out from Under the Rug:  True Life Tales of Abortion. This production debuted in Dallas and played there and in Austin. Each performance featured locals who had experienced abortion.

Scott Ross, one of the Austin contributors, joined us and shared some of his story.

"“Out From Under The Rug”: True Life Tales of Abortion is a live storytelling show produced by Oral Fixation (An Obsession with True Life Tales) to be held in two Texas cities this fall preceding the national elections. Each city will feature its own cast and will be performed in stunning, large state-of-the-art theatres. Think of a spotlight, a music stand and one person reading aloud their true, personal experiences with abortion. The speakers will include abortion providers, men whose loved ones have had an abortion, and women who have had and have not had abortions for many reasons. This emotionally charged evening will enlighten the audience as to varied experiences with abortion and will leave the viewer with a deeper understanding of real experiences and a more open mind and heart."

HB2 and SCOTUS: The Reckoning

Sylvia Holmes Associate Director of Student Legal Services at the University of Texas at Austin and Genevieve Cato Development Director at NARAL Pro-Choice Texas joined me to talk about the SCOTUS decision of Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt, a victory for women's health.

Dawn Porter Presents TRAPPED

Dawn Porter, director of the documentary TRAPPED joined me to talk about the film, her experience making it, and the transparency with which conservative legislators use the law to the detriment of women's health while claiming it's for women's health.

Minority Cancer Awareness Continues

Commander James LaVelle Dickens serves in the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services Regional Office, Office of the Secretary, Region VI Dallas, and joined me to talk about Minority Cancer Awareness Week which was observed in April. We don't have to stop being aware just because it's May. Let's prevent what we can and diagnose and treat the rest.

Sans Scalia, SCOTUS more sensitive to women overnight

Jessica Mason Pieklo of RHRealityCheck joins me to talk about a Scalia-less SCOTUS and potential nominees only days after the Justice's timely passing. This greatly impacts HB2 case and others on the docket affecting women's health.

Meeting the Need for Comprehensive Sex Ed: Peer Health Educators

Alda Santana, Health Educator with the City of Austin, came on talk about the Peer Health Sexuality Education going on throughout Travis County. She brought Educators Cassandra, Alex, Carla, and Yasmin with her to talk about their experiences.

Make Every Day Breast Cancer Awareness Day

Rae Ann Evans, Executive Director of the Breast Cancer Resources Center joined me to talk about changes to recommended breast cancer screenings from the American Cancer Society and U.S. Preventive Services Task Force as well as other goings on in women's health.

Women's Health Global Checkup

Sera Bonds Executive Director and Founder of Circle of Health International (COHI) joined me to talk about current women's health crises including the Ebola epidemic and the most recent typhoon to hit the Philippines. 

COHI works to improve maternal health and birth outcomes around the world.

Choosing Your Contraception

Guli Fager, MPH joins me on Issues for Your Tissues to discuss contraception and the contraception workshop she holds at the Women's Center of Central Texas.